Lips Of Faith - Cocoa Molé - New Belgium Brewing

01001111

California

4.65/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Dark, coppery brown; black tea.

S: Heavy cinnamon, faint chocolate.

T: An initial cinnamon kick with a wash of chocolate. The heat from the chilies builds gradually and then suddenly dissipates, leaving behind a chocolate stout aftertaste.

M: Medium bodied, characteristic of a brown ale.

O: The creativity works for this one. This is what I had expected from Dogfish Head's Theobroma. Where Dogfish Head approximated a recipe analyzed from clay pots, New Belgium instead delivered what may have been the common ideal of a beer brewed with cocoa, chillies, and other assorted spices. Nicely done; certainly worth revisiting.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2012 03:48:48 | More by 01001111

beergorrilla

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

05-18-2013 22:46:35 | More by beergorrilla

Zaphog

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-18-2013 14:09:46 | More by Zaphog

jb123

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-18-2013 02:50:35 | More by jb123

mrwelk

North Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-15-2013 01:50:15 | More by mrwelk

Absolut

California

3.75/5  rDev -6%

05-14-2013 18:05:53 | More by Absolut

rph97

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-10-2013 01:07:32 | More by rph97

jacewg

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-09-2013 21:11:31 | More by jacewg

lernerlift

Kansas

5/5  rDev +25.3%

05-05-2013 22:12:58 | More by lernerlift

djs467

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -6%

04-30-2013 16:16:29 | More by djs467

AdamBear

Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A-dark reddish brown with a thin light tan head

S-mix of cocoa and chili pepper, it's really the flavor more so than the heat. smooth scent, almost creamy. medium to good strength

T-comes in with a decent mix of cocoa powder, cinnamon, and chili heat. the taste of cocoa is weak but noticeable. the heat is pretty apparent, loss of the pepper flavor though unfortunately. quality is mediocre. after-taste is mostly the heat.

M-medium creamy carbonation with a semi-dry finish

O-it's a pretty decent chili beer. I've had few beers that can make a good cocoa/chili blend, but this is pretty close! i think they could've had a strong cocoa flavor while keeping some aspect of pepper flavor, though i'm glad the pepper was in the nose.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 04:22:54 | More by AdamBear

blurredline

Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +19%

04-15-2013 02:41:26 | More by blurredline

blackie

Virginia

3.78/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

bomber, Nick's of Clinton

a: poured into a wide piraat chalice, a clear, deep mahogany brown in color, topped with a smattering of carbonation

s: caramel and chocolate malts form a base for notes of pure sweetened cocoa and roasted peppers - carries the smoky/sweet aroma representative of freshly toasted peppers - ancho, guajilo, and chipotle in this instance, mild cinnamon notes, mild to moderate spicy target hop aroma, it’s tough to pin down, but everything here comes together fantastically

m: lightly carbonated, medium-full with a sugar slickness

t: sweetened cocoa, caramel malts and some slight chocolate malts, and toasted peppers slip in together, smoky and dark sweet flavors with an enticing heat that builds past the finish to a strength relative to the time between sips, but never becomes hot - actually a bit of a tease, leaving me wanting more, it’s an interesting flavor set, but it doesn’t come together quite as well as on the nose, some alcohol on the back of the tongue, mild to moderate bitterness

o: a very interesting concept that i’d say was executed successfully, I’ve had decent pepper beers before, but in this case the play between pepper and chocolate adds an extra dimension of interest

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 03:10:53 | More by blackie

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +0.3%

04-09-2013 22:02:48 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Rand_ale_Thor

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

04-07-2013 01:58:15 | More by Rand_ale_Thor

largadeer

California

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

04-06-2013 21:48:15 | More by largadeer

siddhartha

Colorado

3/5  rDev -24.8%

04-06-2013 01:19:43 | More by siddhartha

CheapBeerBuzz

California

4/5  rDev +0.3%

03-31-2013 06:42:05 | More by CheapBeerBuzz

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

03-31-2013 03:41:45 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

josephwa

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -24.8%

03-30-2013 16:30:27 | More by josephwa

Dactrius

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +0.3%

03-24-2013 17:32:38 | More by Dactrius

trapper2408

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -18.5%

03-19-2013 20:02:59 | More by trapper2408

Farnswurth

France

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

03-19-2013 20:01:57 | More by Farnswurth

somnus

California

4.75/5  rDev +19%

03-18-2013 23:11:39 | More by somnus

Lucho

Florida

3.99/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

shared with good friend chardlogic "rich" I have been sitting on this bottle for 2 years.

Appearance: Half finget head. not much lacing. translucent brown. nothing too crazy

Smell: Cinnamon Toast Crunch! that cinnamon hits you up front. then the peppers come in. well balanced with the sweet cinnamon.

Taste: Cinnamon up front but those peppers what want to fight back. then it finishes nice with some sweet chocolate then last taste is the heat of the peppers. not so much that you are not begging for another sip. I could this beer being too much early in its life. Its awesome now with the few years of age.

Overall: considering this is a brown ale and not a stout with peppers like huna or abraxas. This is an awesome beer. still has a few years on it if you want. who knows where it will go.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 23:33:53 | More by Lucho